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State of Illinois CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST in Chicago, Illinois
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Posting Identification Number43936
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Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois. This position conducts on-site and out custody jail preplacement evaluations of individuals adjudicated Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) in Department of Human Services (DHS) region 4 counties; interviews forensic patients in jail and out of custody, makes clinical diagnosis, reviews relevant court related materials to make placement recommendations to inpatient or outpatient treatment settings; and testifies as an expert witness in accordance with Mental Health Code and Forensic statutes.
Essential Functions
- Serves as a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
- Provides on-site, virtual, and remote clinical updates on Department of Human Services (DHS) referrals in the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
- Provides outpatient fitness restoration to clients, including fitness education and preparation of fitness evaluations and progress reports for referring courts.
- Provides support to DHS-funded outpatient providers as a second-level fitness reviewer and generates reports for referring court.
- Manages and updates forensic waiting list of court-ordered referrals.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.